Chapter 139 Holding a General Meeting to Select Non-staple Food Team Members
I slept well all night.
The next day, after waking up and having breakfast, Wang Yuqing rushed to the brigade headquarters, where accountant Tian Liang had already cleaned up the slightly dilapidated room.
There was also a table and a chair inside, with a stone propping up the missing table leg.
Several large tables were joined together in the very center, making it convenient to work on them, place things on them, or hold meetings.
When he saw Wang Yuqing arrive, he pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "Comrade Wang Yuqing, this workstation is yours from now on, although the desk and chair are a bit old."
Wang Yuqing didn't care about that; the most important thing was the kitchen.
She and Tian Liang then cleaned up the kitchen where the brigade used to eat from a communal pot. The kitchen was quite spacious, with a food serving window and good stoves, since the brigade headquarters often had gatherings and needed to cook there.
She looked at the clean and tidy kitchen and glanced around: "Everything else is fine, but we need to get a new, bigger cabinet."
Tian Liang said, "This task has to be left to your husband. He's the only one in our brigade who knows how to do some carpentry."
Ji Xuening, Wang Shuo, and several militiamen were helping to chop firewood and carry water.
Chen Wei, a male educated youth who was guarding the granary, also came over to help. He said with a smile, "Comrade Wang Yuqing, you are really amazing. You came up with the idea for our brigade's first sideline business."
Wang Yuqing said modestly, "What's so impressive about that? Comrade Zhiqing is even more impressive. I heard that you wrote all the big characters on the wall yourself."
Chen Wei reached up and scratched his hair, chuckling to himself.
Wang Yuqing spotted a clean wooden board in the nearby woodpile and said, "Comrade educated youth, could you please write a few big characters for me and make a wooden sign to hang next to the door, with the words 'Non-staple Food Team' written on it?"
Chen Wei was happy to help. He said, "Okay, if you like my calligraphy, of course I'm happy to help. Wait for me, I'll go back and get my calligraphy brush."
Accountant Tian Liang said, "Comrade educated youth, I have a calligraphy brush in my office."
Chen Wei had already run quite far when he turned back and waved his hand, saying, "Your brush is no good, it's not as good as mine. I'm used to using my own brush."
Tian Liang pushed up his glasses: "You don't even think much of my calligraphy brush." He almost forgot about something important, so he quickly went back to the broadcasting room and turned on the radio to announce the brigade's decision to set up a non-staple food team, so that young women and women could come to the brigade headquarters to sign up.
As soon as the broadcast came out, people who were eating breakfast at home immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks and rushed to the brigade headquarters. Some came to register because they were afraid of being late, while others came to watch the excitement.
Seeing that there were many people, the old Party Secretary and He Guangliang also held a meeting, where they explained the matter of the brigade's non-staple food production team, and everyone understood.
Hua Gui stood to the side with a sour face. She didn't expect that Wang Yuqing would get such a good deal. Actually, she should be the captain of the food team herself.
Liu Li, Yuan Fang, Shi Feng, Qian Juan and the others secretly thought that things were not going well, because if Wang Yuqing became the leader of the non-staple food team, it would be very difficult for them to get in, and they might even be made things difficult for her once they got in.
Unexpectedly, the old Party Secretary added, "The team members must be selected by our Comrade Wang Yuqing. Everyone should sign up first, and whether or not they are selected is up to her."
These words made the group even more deflated. They knew they had all offended Wang Yuqing, and although they really wanted to join the non-staple food team, it was clear that they had no chance.
After the old Party Secretary finished speaking, he called Wang Yuqing up to the podium to speak, then sat down, held his teacup, drank tea, and watched everything with a smile.
Wang Yuqing was not intimidated. Her voice was clear and concise as she explained the matter. Finally, she talked about the work points and announced, "Now we will start the registration process. I will select eight people to join our non-staple food team."
The brigade has a total of six production teams and over a thousand people, with several hundred women and girls. Everyone was scrambling to line up and sign up.
Because we joined the non-staple food team, our daily work points were calculated at eight points. At the end of the month, the total amount earned was tallied and calculated. After deducting everyone's work points, the cost of purchasing goods, and the amount handed over to the state and the brigade, the remaining amount was divided equally among everyone.
Everyone knows that making money from snails is a sure thing; not only do you get work points, but you'll also probably get a lot of money when it's all tallied up. So, almost all the younger women are signing up.
After registering, everyone reluctantly went to leave work.
Tang Wan, Chen E, Lei Yongxia, Niu Zhenzhen, Chen Xiang, Li Shuqin, Feng Chunxia, as well as Cao's second daughter-in-law Hua Jiaojiao, Yuan Fang and others also signed up, after all, the team members for non-staple food were too attractive.
When everyone went down to the fields, they were all discussing who would be selected.
Chen E and Lei Yongxia stood up straight, extremely proud of themselves, feeling that Wang Yuqing becoming the leader of the non-staple food team made them proud as well.
Chen E was always glad that she had chosen the right side. For so many days, no one in the brigade dared to bully her because of Wang Yuqing. Especially when she was washing clothes in the ditch by the gate, people who usually liked to fight for seats would give up their seats for her when they saw her coming.
She deliberately raised her voice: "Oh dear, luckily I'm close to Xiao Wang, and I happen to be her matchmaker with Xiao Ji."
Someone said enviously, "Aunt Chen, you'll definitely be selected. I don't know. I'm not close to Wang Yuqing, so I don't know if I'll be selected this time."
Another person said enviously, "I really regret it. If I had known, I would have gotten closer to her too. I would have been a member of the food processing team this time. I'm so envious. Everyone wants to get in."
Lei Yongxia chimed in from the side, "I have a good relationship with Qing'er too, and I think Qing'er would definitely choose me first."
Chen E rolled her eyes at her and muttered, "Choosing you first? You really love to pat yourself on the back. How can your relationship be better than Tang Wan's?"
These two people didn't get along and couldn't stand each other, so they simply went their separate ways.
Tang Wan was assigned to work in another field. She didn't chat with anyone and buried herself in her work. Yuan Fang, who was next to her, said sarcastically, "Actually, signing up is useless. That Wang Yuqing isn't the kind of person who can let go of grudges. She definitely won't choose us. Maybe she's just letting everyone sign up for show, and she's already decided who to choose in private..."
"No need to even think about it, there's definitely no chance for us."
"Sigh, I really envy some people. They get selected just because they're close to her."
Liu Li chimed in, "That's right. Which position doesn't require connections these days? Now that she's become a minor official, she's definitely hiding her own interests and won't choose us. Blame it on us for offending her in the past."
Tang Wan coldly retorted, "Would you be chosen to harm people by joining the non-staple food team?"
Yuan Fang and Liu Li were furious when they heard this.
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